Underwriting Specialist/Executive Underwriter – Excess Casualty

Underwriting Specialist/Executive Underwriter – Excess Casualty

Requirements

• 6+ years of wholesale excess casualty underwriting experience in the Southeast Region of the USA required
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and skills reflective of progression of positions of increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated marketing and relationship building skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Microsoft Office skills to include MS Word and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Must be a team player that enjoys a flexible and spontaneous business environment with a desire to succeed.
• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Achieves customer satisfaction and service standards for all brokers/agents assigned to team and/or self;
• Ensures team meets or exceeds set production/premium goals and departmental guidelines;
• Identifies strength and weaknesses in current procedures and recommend change in procedure, as needed
• Review, analyze, accept, and decline wholesale Excess Casualty risks to ensure profitability for Markel.
• Underwrite and select new business that will produce an underwriting profit.
• Manage the existing renewal book and implement corrective measures, as needed, to meet profitability expectations.
• Communicate with regional managers and national wholesale excess casualty product line leaders on individual accounts, current and proposed producers, and make recommendations concerning operations, systems and procedures when appropriate.
• Build and maintain quality relationships with key producers while simultaneously monitoring the entire appointed producer base for profitability and production.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four year college degree and/or CPCU or similar designation preferred.